Senedd this week: Focus on Natural Resources Wales, the Welsh language and more
Natural Resources Wales scrutinised The performance of Natural Resources Wales is back under the microscope this week. The environment quango, which has faced sustained criticism having had its accounts qualified by the Wales Audit Office for three years in a row, will appear before the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on Wednesday, having […]
Welsh Politics: What’s in store for 2019?
Joe Atkinson takes a look at talking points that will dominate the Senedd in 2019. 2018 was perhaps the most tumultuous year in British politics for decades. From the ongoing deadlock in parliament over Theresa May’s Brexit deal to four leadership elections in the National Assembly for Wales, it was a year of conflict and […]
Education Policy: The latest from Wales
Our education specialist Joe Atkinson takes a look at the state of play in Wales. As Carwyn Jones fast approaches the end of his nine-year tenure at the top of Welsh politics he may see education as a missed opportunity. Wales was the worst-performing UK country in the most recently Pisa results published in 2016, […]
Senedd this week: Scrutiny of Carwyn Jones’ time as first minister, new committee inquiries and more budget scrutiny
Joe Atkinson takes a look at what’s happening in Welsh politics in a particularly busy week for government ministers, assembly members and committees… Committees get new inquiries underway Several of the Assembly’s committees are kicking off new inquiries this week. The Children, Young People and Education Committee will begin its inquiry into the status of […]
